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Story: BRICS Goes Silent on Iran Crisis as Internal Rifts Widen

By James Thorp

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Structural Problems Come to Light. Each member country has its own agenda. Russia maintains close military and economic ties with…

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Credibility Takes a Hit. Observers have noticed the gap. The group talks about reshaping global governance and creating…

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What Happens Next. The Iran conflict serves as a kind of stress test for BRICS. The results aren't encouraging.

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The bloc stayed quiet. While Iran's conflict escalated, BRICS—the group that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—didn't say much of anything.

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For years, BRICS has talked a big game about becoming a serious counter-power to the United States and its allies.

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Each member country has its own agenda. Russia maintains close military and economic ties with Iran, viewing Tehran as a strategic partner in pushing back against Western…

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These competing interests make consensus hard. And the Iran crisis exposed just how hard it can get.

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The bloc's inability to coordinate a response raises questions about its internal structure.

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Observers have noticed the gap. The group talks about reshaping global governance and creating alternatives to Western-dominated institutions. Fair enough.

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Some analysts think the silence was strategic—a way to avoid deepening rifts that already exist. Maybe. But staying quiet has its own costs.

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The contrast is sharp. Western nations, despite their own disagreements, managed to coordinate responses to the Iran situation. BRICS didn't.

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There's a bigger pattern here. BRICS has expanded recently, adding new members and talking about further enlargement.

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The bloc needs to figure out if it wants to be a talking shop or an actual power center. Right now it's kind of stuck in between.

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